Brachyscome plant named &#39;bramipuro&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new  Brachyscome multifida  plant particularly distinguished by its upright and rounded plant habit, good field performance, freely flowering with numerous inflorescences per plant, and daisy-type inflorescences with purple-violet ray florets.

LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED

Brachyscome multifida

VARIETAL DENOMINATION

‘Bramipuro’

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention relates to a new distinct cultivar of Brachyscome,botanically known as Brachyscome multifida.

The new cultivar is propagated by cuttings resulting from an unnamedseedling of Brachyscome multifida no. ‘A317-1.’ Seed of this selection,resulting from open pollination was harvested in 2001 and the newvariety ‘Bramipuro’ was selected in 2002 as one of the plants of thispopulation.

Breeder's code of the new plant is ‘D3070-3.’

This new plant is an annual. The new cultivar is a product of a plannedbreeding program conducted by the inventor in Enkhuizen, TheNetherlands. The new cultivar ‘Bramipuro’ is compact and flowersthroughout the summer. ‘Bramipuro’ is asexually reproduced by cuttingsfor 4 years now and trialled under different conditions in Europe. Ithas retained its distinctive characteristics through successivepropagation and is firmly fixed. The new variety reproduces true to typein successive generations of asexual reproduction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The new Brachyscome has not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat withvariations in environment such as temperature and light intensitywithout, however, any variance in genotype.

The following characteristics have been repeatedly observed and aredetermined to be basic characteristics of ‘Bramipuro.’ Thesecharacteristics in combination distinguish ‘Bramipuro’ as a new anddistinct cultivar:

1. Compact, upright and rounded plant habit

2. Freely branching habit and short internodes; dense and bushy planthabit.

3. Early flowering

4. Freely flowering habit with numerous small inflorescences per plant.

5. Daisy-type inflorescences with bright pink ray florets. TABLE 1DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW CULTIVAR ‘BRAMIPURO’ AND A SIMILAR VARIETY‘Bramipuro’ ‘Blue’ (not patented) Plant height 20 cm 25 cm Plant width42 cm 60 cm Flower diameter Up to 15 mm Up to 20 mm Flower color RHSN82B RHS N87B Foliage color RHS 137A RHS 143A

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

This new Brachyscome plant is illustrated by the accompanyingphotographic drawing which shows blooms, buds and foliage of the plantin full color, the color shown being as true as can be reasonablyobtained by conventional photographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of this new Brachyscome plant. The data which definethese characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carriedout in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 30 weekold plants, grown in the open field in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands withday temperatures ranging from 16 and 30° Celsius, and night temperaturesranging from 10 to 16° Celsius. Color references are primarily to theR.H.S. Color Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London.

THE PLANT

-   Classification — botanical: Brachyscome multifida.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Proprietary selection of Brachyscome            multifida, identified as ‘A317-1,’ not patented.        -   Male parent.—An unknown seedling or variety of Brachyscome            multifida.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type cuttings.—Terminal vegetative cuttings.        -   Time to intiated roots.—10-12 days at air temperature of 21            degrees C.        -   Time to develop roots.—15-20 days at air temperature of 18            degrees C.        -   Root description.—Fibrous, relatively fine, white in color.        -   Rooting description.—Freely branching, dense.-   Plant description:    -   -   Growth habit.—Upright and rounded shape.        -   Plant height.—20cm.        -   Vigour.—Compact, medium vigor.        -   Spreading area of plant.—Approximately 42 cm.        -   Strength.—Very strong.        -   Branching character.—Freely branching, plants do not require            pinching. Commonly develops approximately 15 lateral            branches.        -   Crop time.—About 10weeks are required to produce a finished            flowering plant in a 10.5 cm container from a good developed            cutting.-   Lateral branches:    -   -   Length.—20 cm.        -   Diameter.—Up to 4 mm.        -   Shape.—Round.        -   Anthocyanin pigmentation.—Absent.        -   Texture.—Young stems: pubescent; older stems: smooth.        -   Length of internode.—Up to 24 mm.        -   Color.—RHS 146D.-   The foliage:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate, single.        -   Shape of leaf.—2 pinnate, fern-like leaves, fully incised.        -   Leaf.—Apex: Acute Base: Truncate.        -   Margin.—5-7 lobed with minute teeth.        -   Length.—0.5-2.5 cm.        -   Width.—Up to 1.4 cm.        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Color.—Upper side: RHS 137A Lower side: RHS 137C.        -   Venation.—Pattern: Pinnate Color: RHS 137A.-   Inflorescence description:    -   -   Appearance.—Disc and ray florets develop acropetally on a            capitulum. Inflorescences held upright and outwardly on            terminal and axillary peduncles. Inflorescences positioned            perpendicular to the peduncles.        -   Flowering response.—Under natural conditions, plants flower            from spring to early fall in N-W Europe; plants flower            freely continuous during this period. Flowers last up to 14            days.-   Flower bud:    -   -   Peduncle.—Shape: Rounded Length: 4-7 cm Diameter: 1-2 mm            Strength: Strong, flexible Aspect: Erect Texture: Smooth            Color: RHS 144A.        -   Inflorescence bud.—Height: 3 mm Diameter: 3-4 mm Shape:            Ovoid Color: RHS 144A.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Size.—Diameter: 15 mm depth: 4 mm.        -   Diameter of disc.—4 mm.        -   Form.—Semi double, composite, persistent inflorescences.-   Ray florets:    -   -   Quantity.—About 2 whorls, totally 17-26 ray florets.        -   Aspect.—Flat to slightly reflexed.        -   Shape.—Ensiform.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Texture.—Very light, pubescent.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Length.—6mm.        -   Width.—1 mm.        -   Color.—Upper: Young flowers: RHS N82B, old flowers RHS N82D            Lower: Lighter than RHS N82D, stripes RHS N81A.        -   Fragrance.—A light scent of citrus fruit.-   Disc florets:    -   -   Arrangement.—Massed at the center of the inflorescence.        -   Shape of disc florets.—Oblong.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Fused.        -   Margin.—Scarious.        -   Aspect.—Concave.        -   Texture.—Some hairs.        -   Color.—Immature: RHS 6B Mature: RHS 6A.        -   Disc floret.—Diamater: 0.4 mm Length: 4 mm.        -   Quantity per inflorescence.—±25 .        -   Sepals.—Shape: Ligulate with rounded apex; base fused            Number: ±14 Length: 1.5 mm Width: 0.5-1 mm Color: RHS 144A.-   Androecium:    -   -   Present only on disc florets.—        -   Nr of stamens.—Five per floret.        -   Anther shape.—Linear, oblong.        -   Amount of pollen.—Moderate to abundant        -   Pollen color.—Yellow, RHS 25A.-   Gynoecium:    -   -   Present on both ray and disc florets.        -   Pistil number.—one per floret.        -   Style.—Length: 2 mm Color: RHS 157C.        -   Stigma.—Color: Yellow, RHS 9B Shape: Bilobed.-   Seed/fruit: Seed and fruit production has not been observed to date.-   Disease resistance: Neither susceptibility nor resistance to fungal,    bacterial or viral pathogens has been noted.-   Temperature/weather tolerance: Plants of the new Brachyscome have    been observed to be tolerant to rain, wind and to temperatures from    10C. to 30° C.

1. A new and distinct variety of Brachyscome plant, substantially asillustrated and described herein.